If the total amount of adenine and thymine in a double-stranded DNA is 45%, the amount of guanine in this DNA will be
A
22.5%
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B
27.5%
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C
45%
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D
55%
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Solution
The correct option is B 27.5% In a DNA segment, the amount of adenine is equal to that of thymine. According to given information, adenine and thymine constitute 45% of DNA. So, guanine and cytosine will constitute 55%.
Amount of guanine is equal to cytosine. So, amount of guanine in DNA will be 55/2 = 27.5%.